Press release

DSM further upgrades vitamin C facility in Jiangshan, China

Shanghai, CN, 17 Jul 2019 09:00 CST/17:00 CEST

Royal DSM, a global science-based company in Nutrition, Health and Sustainable Living, continues to invest in improving the performance of its vitamin C plant in Jiangshan, China, as part of its ongoing commitment to quality, safety, sustainability and production efficiencies. DSM will extend its annual shutdown to implement additional upgrades in these areas across the site.

The shutdown started earlier this month, with the latest upgrades to be completed by start Q4 2019. DSM assures security of supply of vitamin C to its contracted customers during the shutdown.

Fully aligned with its Quality for Life™ principles, DSM continuously invests in meeting expectations of customers, governments and employees in terms of quality, reliability, traceability and sustainability. Vitamin C from Jiangshan, China, is already the lowest carbon footprint vitamin C on the market thanks to this continuous investment program.